1
as in one
known but not named
I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous
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2
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
a beautiful manuscript illuminated by an anonymous medieval monk
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Recent Examples of anonymous
Golf Digest and Global Golf Post have cited anonymous sources saying Rahm regretted his decision to join LIV (Rahm has since denied these reports).
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the winner will now go home with $20,000.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Tipsters may be eligible for a $1,000 reward and may remain anonymous.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the winner will now go home with $20,000.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Tipsters may be eligible for a $1,000 reward and may remain anonymous.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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The op-ed published in The Tufts Daily was signed by four authors, including Öztürk, and endorsed by more than 30 other unnamed students.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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While UFOs are typically associated with aliens, Baker insists officials are required to look into unidentified objects in the interest of national security.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The pilot weaved together two timelines with that 1996 crash and the present-day survivors, played by a beloved cast, and there was a killer flash-forward opening of an unidentified girl running for her life, barefoot through snow, who is then impaled and eaten by her friends.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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